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Evans Road Photographs

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Dozer using a KG blade to reduce fuels adjacent to a fire line in an attempt to stop the fire's spread.

Dozer using a KG blade to reduce fuels adjacent to

This small black bear was observed attempting to run through a chain-link fence on Friday. The bear had been frightened by a dog and was simply trying to get away and hide. It finally squeezed under the fence and hid in a slash pile.

Black Bear on Pocosin Lakes Refuge

Dust devils form when hot air near the surface rises quickly through a small pocket of cooler low pressure air above it

Dust Devil in Evans Road Fire

Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge Manager Howard Phillips (far right) looks over high-volume pumping operation while George Constantino (back to camera) discusses the Water Handling Operations with Rowan County Assistant District Forester David Pool

High Volume Pump Operation

On the Evans Road Fire, small helicopters, classified as Type 3, with 150 gallon water buckets, like the NCFS A-Star shown here, are used to douse small spot fires. Type 1 helicopters are much larger and have buckets that can carry as many as 1500 gal

A-Star Helicopter with water bucket

These two tractor plows are "potato patching"- plowing side-by-side to create a wide fire break.

Potato Patching

Firefighters use a term called

Potato Patching

Tractor Plows and firefighters wait, standing ready protect this line.

Tractor Plows and Firefighters

Evans Road- the namesake for this fire... Notice the maintained firebreak to the right of the road- the main reason this section was quickly considered to be

Evans Road- Namesake for this fire

The use of heavy equipment is an important part of fighting wildlifires, as well as conducting prescribed burns.

Portable Bridge 8

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